Defending race winner Busch, in an unsponsored car, was all over the bumper of Bowyer’s Toyota late and got a final shot at the win when caution flew with four laps remaining. Only Busch damaged his car with roughly eight laps to go, and he worried the entire caution period whether his Chevrolet was ruined and had no chance of catching Bowyer through the two-lap overtime sprint to the finish.

Bowyer raced side by side with Busch at the green flag, then cleared Busch and pulled away for the win.

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Martin Truex Jr. led 15 laps, and was running in the top 10 until a late-race incident dropped him to 22d.

“Everybody is just working together,’’ Bowyer said. “That’s something we are very proud of.’’

Tony Stewart passed Busch on the final lap to claim second for the second consecutive week.

Busch wound up third. He was emotional afterward - Busch missed Pocono earlier this month because he was suspended by NASCAR for verbally abusing a media member - and said he was thrilled to compete for the win in an underfunded, unsponsored Phoenix Racing car.

“It’s an amazing day, when you can do what we did,’’ Busch said. “I’m a little choked up because A: We were in position. B: I was very considerate to Bowyer, who was going for his first win with the new team. And then C: which is most important, I made a mistake, I got into those tires in turn 11.’’

Busch, who has struggled with his temper on and off the track, saw a silver lining in his strong finish.

“If I can get my head on straight here, and after the race, then I could be able to race every weekend and go for victories,’’ Busch said.

There were only two cautions - the fewest in track history for the Sprint Cup Series.

Formula One - Fernando Alonso of Ferrari won the European Grand Prix at Valencia, Spain, to become the first driver to win two races this season, while Michael Schumacher earned a first podium finish since his comeback by coming in third.

Alonso’s 29th career victory lifted him into first place in the standings, 10 points ahead of Webber, who passed Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel.

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